Re: How long does a Visited Link stay Visited?

> Is there a way to control how long a link stays 'visited'?

hi ellen

i think you're asking if you the web page designer can control this

sorry, no, it is controlled in the site visitor's browser

> I'm assuming that the links stay in 'visited' status as long as
> a copy of the page is present in the user's history folder 

just the url is kept in the history folder, not the page itself


[2nerotik] --
> Yes as long as a person hasn't cleaned their cache
> the link will always show as visited.

actually, it's the browser's history file that determines whether a site
has been visited, not the browser's cache

in internet explorer 4, you set "days to keep pages in history" in Control
Panel, Internet, General tab

in netscape 3, you set "followed links expire after x days" in Options,
Preferences, Appearance tab

[2nerotik] --
>You could make the link and visited link the same color.

not wanting to start a holy war, but i think doing this is user-hostile

the only place where it is semi-justifiable is in a nav bar -- but then,
most sites use images for these links anyway


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